1934年，经济大萧条越来越严重，10岁的女孩Kit（阿比吉尔·布莱斯林AbigailBreslin饰）的家庭也遭到连累，父亲前往芝加哥寻找工作，为了维持生计，母亲把房子的空余房间出租，各色各样的住客搬了进来。包括流动图书馆的馆长MissBond、健美操小姐MissDooley、魔术师、还有Kit的同学Stirling以及他母亲，无业游民Will和弟弟Countee在此打工，做些修补工作以换取食物。Kit的志愿是当一名伟大的新闻记者，当她了解新闻是需要新鲜的题材，便随时挖掘新鲜事件。当地一直发生游民抢劫的恶性案件，这次轮到Kit的好友Ruthie家被抢，继而是Kit家的保险箱而被偷走了，所有的矛头都指向了Will，只有Kit相信他是无辜的。一个偶然的机会下，Kit和她的小伙伴们发现了真凶，并且打算用计谋擒住对方。他们能在感恩节到来之前让生活回复正常吗？经济大萧条让人们的生活变得艰辛，却又使他们更坚强。 Elise MacReynolds is no fan of Christmas. Growing up on a tree farm meant every holiday was spent selling Christmas trees on a cold street corner. But when she loses her job and her dad breaks his leg, Elise agrees to run the family tree stand for one last season. Unfortunately for Elise, the family business that has always hosted the MacReynolds' Farms tree lot has been acquired by home decor conglomerate Brook Glen Elise gets off on the wrong foot with surly Brook Glen CEO Gary Dixon when she almost knocks him down while unloading a big tree. Gary thinks the trees are horrible for business and sets in motion a plan to get rid of the lot, for good. Despite her battles with Gary, Elise finds herself catching the holiday spirit as she helps the denizens of NYC find their one perfect tree: Everyone from a baby-on-the-way couple, to a professional basketball team, to a young boy picking out his first tree. Christmas also proves to be the season for romance when charming repeat customer ... 
